<tobylovern@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I moved from Orange to o2 a while back and have been very disappointed
> with the poor coverage, poor call quality and frequent network busy
> signals.
>

Very odd, you didn't have your phone set to only use the 1800MHz band by any
chance?

Usually O2 / Voda coverage is better because they have 900MHz cells too.

> I'm therefore thinking of moving back to Orange but then realised that
> Three not only have roaming rights over Orange but have also announced
> a 3G network sharing agreement with T-Mobile due to be completed by
> the end of 2008.
>
> I'm therefore wondering if Three will shortly have the best overall
> coverage in the UK i.e. calls & data would be billed after inclusive
> allowances on a Three contract but could be made on:
>
> * Three's 3G network (the biggest 3G network in the UK)
> * T-Mobile's 3G network (the 3rd biggest 3G network in the UK - via
> the Three network sharing agreement)
> * Orange's 3G network (the 2nd biggest 3G network in the UK - via
> Three's roaming agreement)
> * Orange's 2G network (as above).
>
> Would this actually work?

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